Pumpkin Carving!!

The first pumpkin is Ichabod done by me, the second one is a skull that was done by freehand by Mike and the last is a cat done by moi. We bought these really neat lights for the pumpkins which makes it safer than using real candles but the lights also give them a unique appearance and glow.

I'm apparently allergic to pumpkins (go figure) and i rubbed my eye. Big mistake because for 2 days it was swollen and red. It looked like i had pink eye. It was gross.

There will be no going back from this....

Orly and I are going to the Rio Grande Valley super early Saturday morning. I know, exciting times in the RGV. NOT. So to entertain the kiddos I decided to get a portable dvd player. Ryan already has one but he needs a new battery on it. I priced them online and they run about 40 dollars. With shipping and handling you're looking at about 60 bucks. Pfft. F That. So I start researching a little bit more and venture off into Ebay land. I was once addicted to that website back when I was planning my wedding. Sure enough, I find what i'm looking for...





DUAL PORTABLE DVD PLAYER!!





They are pretty badass because they come with a car kit so I can hang them on the back of the headrests. YAY! I love technology. They have their own car chargers (my jeep has 2 outlets in it..even BETTER!) and cases. They also include 2 headsets. So no more annoying "turn that down Ryan!" every 5 seconds for 5 hours. I just hope Maddox sleeps for 5 hours. He likes to get out of his carseat after 30 min of being in the car. I now see why people buy minivans. Not that I would ever BUY one.





Anyway, I won my bid and I "won" this...Hell..I may even sit in the back now. :)

Frustration!!

I'm going to vent because I really feel pretty peeved right now.

My Aunt and "Uncle" are living with me and Orly right now because they are building their beeeautiful home and have their current home on the market to be sold.

First off, I'd like my house back. That is not going to happen anytime soon.

Second, I'd like for them to help out with keeping the house clean. Is that too hard to ask for? If you cook something, clean it up. If you leave a mess, clean it up. It's a concept we've all learned at one point in our lives. I'm sure their beautiful new home will be mess free when it's ready for them.

Lastly, why is it SOOOO damn hard for them to pick up Maddox at a decent hour? He's such a good little guy. He's never fussy. He's always happy (as long as he isn't hungry or has a poopy diaper), and he LOVES them. So whats the problem people?? Pick him up and don't leave him at daycare all damn day. I consider that the LEAST thing you can do when you're living in our home for FREE! UGH!

Oh, and one more thing. Quit putting ideas in Ryan's head about Mc SAME- Mc Cant. He's not our President dammit. He's 7. Telling him that McCain is a "good guy" and Obama is a "not so good guy" is means for eviction.

Rant over.

Maddox and i voted.

I won these tickets today! Too bad im not a fan.

Kelly~they are yours if you want them.

Grand Opening with Mix 94.7

We had Heather Rivera at our store today. Needless to say, it didn't bring much traffic in to our store as expected. Oh well, I got me some free tickets to see Changeling starring the fabulous Angelina Jolie! YAY!

I took this because i thought he was going to die..

What you can't see from this pic is that his ladder was hoisted from the bedliner of his truck. Yikes! I thought that the ladder was going to slip and he'd come tumbling down. It didn't happen, fortunately for him. Funny thing though, he wanted me to take a pic of him using his iPhone.

But also... WE'RE OPEN!! We've been open, actually. It's been a bit dead but soon enough it will be crazy busy. Until then...I'll post random work pics.

Thats gonna leave a mark.

I was driving home yesterday from work and it was all smooth sailing up until I get around the 5th street exit on Mopac.

30 minutes later I see why it was backed up. I don't understand though... I didn't see any other cars involved so how the eff did this happen? Hmm....

ACL

I'm the biggest LOSER EVERRRR. I have never wimped out this big but I did this time around. Friday was good. We picked up Kelly and met up with Dana and Jim at Z Tejas. It was delish!! I had pulled pork enchiladas with black beans and rice. Yum.

ACL was in usual form. Hot, dusty, and filled with nasty port a pottys. Day one and they already stunk. It was foul.

By mid day I was already popping 2 allergy pills. By the end of the night I was coughing up nasty stuff and had to use my inhaler. I'm convinced it's the dust. I couldn't go to Saturdays event and on Sunday Dana and I had to finish up the store. It was a crazy week-weekend.

camera suicide

It finally killed itself. I'm sure I had a hand in it's fatality. I'm sure dropping it on drunken nights and never charging the battery didn't help much. He was a soldier. On his final night he took several pics and then never turned on again.


Anywho... TIME FOR A NEW SOLDIER!!


I'm thinking I want this....





I dig it. It's a little more than what i'd like to spend but it's what i'm looking for. I mean, if I treat it with care it will last several years so why not?

The Birthday Girl! psst...it's the one on the right.

Sorah's 19th birthday celebration at work. Nerd power!

Cupcake

Kelly brought Sorah cupcakes for her birthday cause she had to work on her birthday. Boo Hoo...she turned 19. Lets all cry and complain about how OLD we're getting. Ugh. What i'd do to go back to that age.

Actually, Kelly will bring cupcakes for any damn reason. I'll be expecting some homemade ones on Wednesday. :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MADDOX!!!

It's my baby's first birthday!! Horray! We didn't do much for his first birthday. I read that first birthdays can be traumatizing for kids his age. Some parents over do it with clowns and crap. We decided to barbeque and snap a few pics while doing so. He enjoyed the cake so much he had to put his hands in it. If I wasn't house broken, I would too.

YAY!!

I'm excited!! New store, new peeps, new customers, new role. 2 weeks and counting....

Halloweeeeeeeen!!

I adore Halloween. Let me repeat, ADORE! I found a few costumes online. Ryan's is already picked out, he's the Iron Man costume. Maddox's costume is still up for debate. I'm digging the monkey costume because he already looks like a brown monkey. He would totally pull it off. What do you think??

Sunday With the Fam

These were taken at El Mercado on S. 1st St. Yummy!! If you enlarge the last pic of Maddox you can see his little upper tooth coming out.

Ears!

I thought this was pretty funny and random. What am i going to do with myself when i leave barton creek mall??

Creepy?

This is a bit much, even for me.

Fredricks

Dawn's Bridal Shower is tomorrow and i'm very excited about it. I've actually never been to a bridal shower with a lingerie theme. It also happens to be at Taverna which again, I have yet to go to. I can already taste the mimosas. :)

Where I work, I'm next door to a Fredricks of Hollywood. I don't know about you but I was brought up to think that VS was "classy" and Fredricks was "trashy". For Dawn's bridal shower, I chose "trashy" over "classy" cause I know how Dawn rolls. I felt so dirty carrying around that red Fredricks bag coming in to work. I moved the contents to an AT&T bag.

To be honest with you I don't really think it's trashy cause I could have gone the "hot nurse" route but I didn't. I have never been that person that gives out those types of gifts. I wouldn't put it past Dawn though. She is afterall the one who has "adult themed" pinatas for birthday parties. Not that anyone is complaining!

**UPDATE** This is what I got her.

A cute Ryan and Madd moment.

This has been happening a lot lately. I'll catch Maddox and Ryan hugging each other. Ryan has been carrying Maddox around the house now that Madd is a bit older. Ryan holds him so tight it looks like he's cutting off circulation to Maddox's mid section. Maddox knows better to hold on for dear life. I've caught fear in his eyes a few times when Ryan holds him.

Maddox will be turning one on Sept. 18th! He's been such a joy. He's really a fantastic little kid and i'm not just saying that cause he's my baby. Well, I may be a bit biased. ;) Maddox took his first steps on Sunday. He took about 3 steps before he fell. Since then he's been practicing every chance he gets. I'm a little sad though cause now that he's mobile he's becoming a little more independent. Tear. He'll be walking confidently enough by his birthday. He says, "mama", "dadda", "papa" which I think is Ryan, "baba" for bottle, and my Aunt swears up and down that he says "bath" although no one but HER has actually heard him say that. I think she lies. He also knows that dogs say "woof woof". We'll ask him how the doggies go. He grunts, umpf-umpf.

I love those kiddos!!